In the heart of one of the fastest growing regions in the United States, Frederick
is within an hour drive of Washington, DC and Baltimore. Frederick has become
a magnet for high-tech companies and is home to the 5,700-acre Catoctin National
Park, the site of the Camp David Presidential Retreat. Hickory Hill is only minutes
from some of the area’s largest employers, Fort Detrick and Frederick Memorial
Hospital, in addition to five retail strip malls. Since 1970, Frederick’s population
has doubled in size and was ranked fourth among the Maryland counties with a
growth of 30 percent from 1990 to 2000.